The conversations usually take a more intellectual twist in the disassociated studio around weekends, so when the question "when does a hill become a mountain?" was raised, proceeding were par for the course as usual. It took a little digging about to find a reasonably conclusive answer, but I was surprised to learn that a movie, 1995's The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain provoked ... Read full entry

Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross could have told us this years ago: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Simone Schnall at the University of Plymouth, UK, and her colleagues asked students to estimate the steepness of a hill by tilting a board to match its slope. Students with a friend nearby assessed the hill at 10 to 15 per cent less steep compared with those who were alone during the ... Read full entry